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I saved £10k renovating my council house by doing the work myself
A mum who rented a run-down council house has spent £3k renovating it - using bargains from Primark and B&M - and saved £10k by doing the work herself. Celene Francis, 25, started renting her council house in April 2020 and has renovated the property to make it more of a home.
Artificial intelligence could soon be used to deliver council services
Bolton council has revealed ‘work is already underway’ on using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for some of its functions and services. Town hall leader Nick Peel told councillors the authority was ‘moving towards’ a pilot scheme on the introduction of Generative AI, a technology which he said ‘creates high quality content using deep learning models’, in some of its departments.
Council leader hits back at racist and violent online abuse
The Oldham council boss has responded to a spike in online harassment, claiming that behaviours during council meetings have ‘encouraged, enabled and emboldened online racists and abusers’. In an email directed to all councillors, Coun Arooj Shah called for a “more inclusive and welcoming” politics in Oldham.
Man who hit headlines for taking on council is jailed weeks later
A comedy hypnotist who hit the headlines when he successfully challenged Bolton council over a rule preventing him from performing has been jailed.
Cash-strapped council writes off £2 million in unpaid tax debt
Unpaid debts worth £2m have been written off by Salford council. That's made up of £1m in council tax and almost £950,000 in business rates which the town hall has decided are irrecoverable and will miss out on.
Council intends to pay £450,000 towards new pitch at Bury FC’s Gigg Lane stadium
Bury Council has restated its intention to invest £450,000 in a new pitch at Gigg Lane stadium. The council cash would contribute towards the cost of installing a 3G pitch at Gigg Lane which would make make the playing surface available to be hired by the public.
New council tax rule from April confirmed by government
The government has announced new tough rules for some empty homes in the next couple of weeks.